If the NCAA prevails in an lawsuit pertaining to the use of college athletes’ names and likenesses, it could take what it says is an usual (sic) step in anti-trust cases: It may try to recover millions of dollars in legal expenses from the plaintiffs’ lead law firm, the NCAA’s chief legal officer told USA TODAY Sports on Friday…

“Ordinarily, successful antitrust defendants do not recover fees. Here, the unfounded change in the theory may result in the NCAA seeking its fees from the Hausfeld firm,” NCAA executive vice president and general counsel Donald Remy said via e-mail.

Shockingly, plaintiff’s counsel had no response. I guess that means they’re not dismissing their claim.

What foul deed has occurred that would pressure the NCAA to countersue? The fact that they were sued? They have many lawsuits according to the NCAA, so why this one. It certainly smacks of a threat and revenge. Guess small minds can take over large corporations….Ooops!….organizations. ….as well as small groups

The NCAA must be threatening Rule 11 crap for PR purposes. No litigator over 6 months out of law school would make that threat, or take it, seriously. Even less so when the causes of action have survived pretrial motions and appeal. But, who or whom do they think they’re influencing?

Quote Of The Day

“I’m thrilled for this day to get here, and I’m excited to find out how a lot of these new guys learn. These practices are not easy, and the idea is to create adversity for your team and find out who your leaders are.” — Kirby Smart, Chattanooga Times Free Press, 8/1/17